Aloha Dump

It has been a while since my last post and so much has happened; I just wanted to provide a quick update to both my readers to assure them I am still alive. I retired from the Navy on July 20 (pictures coming soon), headed out to California to live and am waiting on both job interviews and for confirmation from my future landlord that I am not a psychopathic wierdo who will destroy her house during my rental. I must say that the one thing that has made me happy in the last few weeks of being in CA is the driving. First, I am able to actually drive for an hour and make some good time. Hawaii has the slowest, most inattentive drivers I have ever seen (cleverly disguised as Aloha Spirit) and it is such a thrill to drive with people who know how to merge into highway traffic, understand how to let people in, use thier blinkers to change lanes or turn, and use the lanes properly for the speed they are driving. Some things in paradise just aren't the worth the hassle. I am digging this r...

This piece was lifted from Mike Lief's blog who brought attention to an article by Victor Davis Hanson. Nary will you ever hear about this on any main stream media outlet. I am so speechless and distraught that I cannot even comment on the substance of the article right now. For all of the delusional people who think we can sit down and negotiate with these Islamic extremists, please punch yourself in the face. Greek mythology often encapsulated an entire culture's worst fears and depravities-and over centuries of story-telling became ever more complex and layered and bizarre. But what is strange about reading Michael Yon's graphic descriptions from Iraq is that al Qaeda (or its kindred) seems almost in a single generation to be outdoing a millennium of savagery present in Greek history and myth. You have to go to Thucydides's Mycalessus to find a parallel of wiping out even the animals of a small village. On Friday, Yon reported that al Qaeda served up a son for din...

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, top speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity. - Oliver Sacks Neurologist and author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain **Dedicated to my brother-in-law, Michael, who has been in the hospital for a month after a serious car accident, and who only recently opened his eyes for the first time. Maybe we should pipe in some 50 cent... if that isn't enough motivation to get out of that hospital then nothing is.

I read this piece in The Atlantic and have wanted to blog it for a few weeks. It is entitled Untruth and Consequences by Carl M. Cannon. The first line is an eye grabber: "From Washington to FDR to Nixon, presidents have always lied. Here’s what makes George Bush different." With all the rhetoric about WMD’s, quagmires, 9/11 conspiracies, Guantanamo, etc. floating around, this article was just begging to be read. The article starts out with lies told by FDR’s aids about his health. He was in poor shape but with Allies getting ready to kick some ass in Europe and the Navy bouncing around in the Pacific it seemed prudent to lie to America about how many hours the President actually worked- at most 4 hours and day, sometimes as little as 1. Roosevelt’s cardiologist described FDR’s condition as "god-awful"- hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, cardiac failure, and acute bronchitis all on the chart. But it would have been disastrous for the war effort to reveal the ...

Email is the lifeblood of my organization and contributes to both its success and its detriment. The basic command of the Engish language is something I take for granted especially after having this blog for so long and really having to pay attention to how I write. Posting on other blogs is also a challenge because I don't want to come off as an illiterate ass. Here is a recent email from someone at my command. She is civilian, local, and, unfortunately, contributes to the negative stereotype that locals are stupid. Hello all, I have officially move office. I now in room 109 Supply Office. I can be reach at xxx-xxxx temporarily until my number is move. Thanks. Vr, I. (name and number changed to protect the innocent)

From Times Online: President Bush today fuelled anger over his decision to spare Lewis “Scooter” Libby from jail by hinting that he could yet issue a full pardon for the ex-White House aide. Who's angry? Mostly the Democrats. Because it is Bush. How many people has Bush pardoned during his presidency as compared to his predecessor? He set a 50-year record low for pardons in Texas, granting only 19, including six convicts who proved their innocence. As president, he's granted just 113 in just over six years — the stingiest record among the 11 presidents since the end of World War II. If you will recall, Clinton pardoned 117 people on his LAST day as President. Here is the list of all 400 people who Clinton pardoned, under far more nefarious circumstances than Libby might get, just to put things in perspective. I wonder if we can look forward to more of these schenanigans if Hillary survives the polls.

Michael Yon is a 41 year old ex Green Beret who travels with the troops in Iraq. His stories lend incredible insight into the war on terror and the enemies true face- the face that you will not see on main stream media outlets or hear about from terrorist apologists. I have bookmarked Yon's site and read it everyday. The following piece is his latest dispatch as he rode with the 5th division to an abandoned Iraqi village. It is very disturbing and Yon's narrative will put a knot in your stomach. He tells of a village that was brutalized by al-Qaeda. This is the true face of our enemy- the enemy of freedom, the enemy of life. Bless the Beasts and the Children

Retarded Judge, Roy pearson, loses $54M dry cleaning lawsuit . At the very least, this jackass should be disbarred- a good horseshipping couldn't hurt either. I sent a letter to the D.A. of D.C. explaining this very position. Perhaps they will see things my way. Also, a dumbass in Alaska, Joe Frederick, thought it would be cute to display a 'Bong Hits for Jesus' sign. He claims he wasn't promoting drugs and that he was just exercising his right of free speech and to get some attention as the Winter Olympic torch passed by his school. (This happened in January of 2002) School officials suspended the asshat but only after the court ruling barely passed by a 5-4 margin. I wonder how much flack he would have gotten had it been a 'Bong Hits for Muhammed' sign. Of course the ACLU jumped on Frederick's plight because after all, they don't hate religion- only Christianity. More distressing is that the issue revolved around promoting pot and little to do with ...

Carter blasts US policy on Palestinians Can't this guy just die? Why is it that every loser and 'has been' with a initiative towards mediocrity sign up with the lowest common denominators of the human race? The sad part is that Carter has followers and they love his alignment with the terrorists and his attacks on the big bad U.S. of A.

Unlike my last post on the subject, this post is not depressing. I have been blessed with an awesome father and an equally awesome step-father whom I have never referred to by any other name that 'Dad'. Hell, even my father-in-law is cool. They have always been there with sage advice, a helping hand, and the occasional bill slipped into my hand on the down low. I had a great day today. Being the father of 4 is a sobering experience when the phone calls and cards start rolling in. I get pampered with all my favorite foods and a day out is always on the agenda. I had about 3 hours of WoW time with my boys then it was off to the beach. Bellows is always a great place to go- the sand is great, a good breeze is always blowing the salty air and pine scents around, and the waves are just high enough for the little ones to enjoy. Enchiladas for dinner; my wife for desert (hopefully). It just doesn't get any better than this.

Tyrone Vesperas, a Big Island resident, won't have much of a Father's Day this year. He will be spending it jail after killing his 14 year old son and his unborn child when he repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife in the abdomen. The teenager stepped in to save his mother and received a stab wound to his jugular. But he didn't die right away- this brave kid was able to call 911 and basically tell on his father. The police arrived at the house at 11 a.m., after the father hung up on the 911 operator, but the boy was already dead. Interestingly, he wasn't pronounced dead until after 5 p.m. Was the cornoner on a lunch break? Ironically, the family lived on Paradise Drive. The stabbing happened last month and charges were finally filed against this human detritus yesterday. The punishment he deserves is far more severe than what the liberal judges in this panty-waste state will order. Since Hawaii law doesn't consider an unborn child a person there will probably only ...

Yes, cry for me. Your tears taste so sweet- especially after this magnificent pledge made on television the night before you were hauled off to jail for the first time. "I did have a choice to go to a pay jail. But I declined because I feel like the media portrays me in a way that I'm not and that's why I wanted to go to county, to show that I can do it and I'm going to be treated like everyone else. I'm going to do the time, I'm going to do it the right way." What's with all the tears? What happened to the 'strong independent whore' image we have have been force fed by every social news outlet that has nothing better to report on than Hilton's pathetic life? Like most charlaton's, when the shit hits the fan, her true colors came out (from behind what little clothing she does wear to show off her underdeveloped body) and Hilton cried out for her mommy when the sheriff came to bring her back to jail. It's not right! Isn't it, th...